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Old 01-10-2023, 01:35 PM
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Well, Amazon dropped of the Rachio 3 about an hour ago...

It's all set up and running. Took about 45 minutes, including taking out the old system and mounting the new box. I'm using their recommended "flex monthly schedule" and their "Smart Cycle" that changes the frequency (and I think the watering times) as the year progresses and as rainfall changes.

They recommend about 35 minutes per zone, about once every two weeks right now, but that'll change as the year goes by. I had by Hunter set up for a little less watering time (15-20 minutes, depending on the zone), but @ once a week. And I had to change it throughout the year.

This seems much easier to use. The only thing I can't seem to find is if I can change the watering times in this set-up, or if I have to do a manual set-up. Any clues?
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